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A recent report by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Oxford Economics' Economics has revealed that South-East Asia will remain the fastest-growing region in the world, despite challenges from new Covid-19 variants. Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Sian Fenner, ICAEW Economic Advisor and Oxford Economics Lead Asia Economist who shares what's driving this.

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In a surprise move, the authorities have introduced cooling measures in an effort to curb continued rising property prices. To find out more about the measures and what they mean for property owners and buyers, Prime Time's Rachel Kelly speaks to Nicholas Mak, Head of Research & Consultancy at ERA Real Estate.

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It may be argued that the most frustrating job this year was to be an economist covering Southeast Asia, with high hopes of a recovery dashed by the COVID resurgence from Manila to Ho Chi Minh laying waste to economies and projections alike. Nomura's Senior Economist Euben Paracuelles joined us on Across the ASEAN to discuss how challenging the year was, and what their outlook is for the region in 2022 against the backdrop of tighter policy, Omicron concerns, and elections.

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In The Straits Times’ The Big Story, multimedia journalist Hairianto Dirman spoke to Journalist Toh Ting Wei on how the bus operators plan to accommodate the expected increase in demand for the expanded VTL scheme between Singapore and Malaysia.

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When we think of ESG - often environmental considerations and sustainability are the first to come to mind.

Looking into 2022, Fitch anticipates that the range of social factors within ESG will expand beyond these topics and become more central to sustainability strategies for a wide range of bond issuers from corporates to sovereigns.

To find out more and what this means for investors Rachel Kelly speaks to  Nneka Chike-Obi, Director of ESG Research at Fitch.

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